Re: Debian and X-Windows

2004-06-04 Thread Ed Sutherland
On Friday 04 June 2004 17:42, Luis Sanjuán wrote: > > My point was that > > until Debian offers auto-detection of video and easy configuration of X, > > it would be a good idea to offer a central reference point for users > > seeking a configuration file that works with their system. This lists > >

Re: Debian and X-Windows

2004-06-04 Thread Luis Sanjuán
> My point was that > until Debian offers auto-detection of video and easy configuration of X, it > would be a good idea to offer a central reference point for users seeking a > configuration file that works with their system. This lists goes a long way > in centralizing help for new Debian use

Re: Debian and X-Windows

2004-06-04 Thread Cedric Pradalier
According to Ed Sutherland, on Fri, 4 Jun 2004 02:37:01 +, >On Thursday 03 June 2004 18:40, Cedric Pradalier wrote: >> According to Ed Sutherland, on Thu, 3 Jun 2004 17:27:16 +, > >> >I tried localhost:631 from Konqueror and Lynx...both no-go. Lynx >> >reports "Unable to connect to remote

Re: Debian and X-Windows

2004-06-03 Thread Ed Sutherland
On Friday 04 June 2004 03:38, Lakin Wecker wrote: > Once again, you should be more careful and reply to the list in order to > greater benifit the community. Ah! I had been using "R" to reply in Kmail, believing it automagically gets routed through the list. I now see that "L" is what I need to

Re: Debian and X-Windows

2004-06-03 Thread Lakin Wecker
> I've discovered how to control greyscale printing and page headers from > within > the CUPS printing interface within KDE. Being able to specify draft mode > would let me economize my ink, especially important with these inkjet > printers. > > Ed Once again, you should be more careful and

Re: Debian and X-Windows

2004-06-03 Thread Lakin Wecker
On Thu, 2004-06-03 at 20:37, Ed Sutherland wrote: > On Thursday 03 June 2004 18:40, Cedric Pradalier wrote: > > According to Ed Sutherland, on Thu, 3 Jun 2004 17:27:16 +, > > > >I tried localhost:631 from Konqueror and Lynx...both no-go. Lynx > > >reports "Unable to connect to remote host." Ko

Re: Debian and X-Windows

2004-06-03 Thread Ed Sutherland
On Thursday 03 June 2004 18:40, Cedric Pradalier wrote: > According to Ed Sutherland, on Thu, 3 Jun 2004 17:27:16 +, > >I tried localhost:631 from Konqueror and Lynx...both no-go. Lynx > >reports "Unable to connect to remote host." Konqueror says "Error while > >loading "http://localhost:631";

Re: Debian and X-Windows

2004-06-03 Thread Ed Sutherland
On Thursday 03 June 2004 17:26, Sven Luther wrote: > On Thu, Jun 03, 2004 at 04:02:44PM +, Ed Sutherland wrote: > > I do believe Debian, albeit enjoying the exclusivity that comes from > > being one of the most difficult Linux distros to configure, would do > > greatly by creating a central rep

Re: Debian and X-Windows

2004-06-03 Thread Cedric Pradalier
According to Ed Sutherland, on Thu, 3 Jun 2004 17:27:16 +, >On Thursday 03 June 2004 17:26, Sven Luther wrote: >> On Thu, Jun 03, 2004 at 04:02:44PM +, Ed Sutherland wrote: > >> > My next major project is setting up CUPS so that I can use my USB >> > printer. >> >> Which mostly works out o

Re: Debian and X-Windows

2004-06-03 Thread Lakin Wecker
> > Which mostly works out of the box. You install the packages (cupsys, the > > cupsomatic/foomatic stuff, etc, maybe a task or meta package for this > > should be good), you browse localhost:631, and add a printer. 5 mouse > > clicks, and voila your printer is working (well works fine for my > >

Re: Debian and X-Windows

2004-06-03 Thread Ed Sutherland
On Thursday 03 June 2004 17:26, Sven Luther wrote: > On Thu, Jun 03, 2004 at 04:02:44PM +, Ed Sutherland wrote: > > My next major project is setting up CUPS so that I can use my USB > > printer. > > Which mostly works out of the box. You install the packages (cupsys, the > cupsomatic/foomatic

Re: Debian and X-Windows

2004-06-03 Thread Sven Luther
On Thu, Jun 03, 2004 at 04:02:44PM +, Ed Sutherland wrote: > I do believe Debian, albeit enjoying the exclusivity that comes from being > one > of the most difficult Linux distros to configure, would do greatly by > creating a central repository of working config files: especially those > c

Re: Debian and X-Windows

2004-06-03 Thread Ed Sutherland
On Thursday 03 June 2004 05:28, Sean Schertell wrote: > Congratulations! How do you like it? I'm not sure if this will fix your > scroll wheel or not but I think you need this in the mouse section of your > XF86Config-4: Both mouse options cause X to fail. I'll put up with no wheel. While Debian

Re: Debian and X-Windows

2004-06-03 Thread Sean Schertell
Congratulations! How do you like it? I'm not sure if this will fix your scroll wheel or not but I think you need this in the mouse section of your XF86Config-4: -- Option "Buttons" "5" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" ---

Debian and X-Windows

2004-06-02 Thread Ed Sutherland
Just wanted to report I have X up and running on my Debian system. I did a Googled for an iMac config and used it. I'm now using KMail. One question: how do I enable support for my wheel mouse from Logitech? Thanks. Ed